Director Shareholding

British Land Co PLC
13 April 2005


The British Land Company PLC announces that on 11th April 2005, Sir Derek Higgs,
Lord Burns, Dr C Gibson-Smith and Mr D Michels, Directors of the Company, were
allotted the following number of shares of 25p each in the Company, at a price
of 821 pence per share;


Lord Burns                                             183

Sir Derek Higgs                                        183

Dr C Gibson-Smith                                      449

Mr D Michels                                           360


The shares allotted to Sir Derek Higgs and Lord Burns were pursuant to their
standing instructions to receive shares as part satisfaction of their annual
directors' fees.  The shares allotted to Dr C Gibson-Smith and Mr D Michels were
pursuant to their standing instructions to receive shares as total satisfaction
of their annual directors' fees.


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